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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Dick Naylor Aintree bound following Clonmel win

Sun 1st Mar 2009, 15:35

Banbridge trainer Jerry Cosgrave recorded a win with Dick Naylor at Clonmel today, winning the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle, under Andrew McNamara.

A course bumper winner, Dick Naylor raced prominently, led from six out before staying on well in the straight for a comfortable seven lengths win.

Afterwards Cosgrave's representative and Cheltenham winning jockey Mark O'Hare, who handled and rode the gelding in his point to point days, stated "Dick Naylor did that very well."

He added "he probably isn't good enough to go to Cheltenham but may go to Aintree for a three mile novice hurdle. He'll go chasing next year."

About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.